CERTAINLY CHANGE. >> THE WORLD AWAITING AN UPDATE ON THE QUEENS HEALTH. MICHELLE, THANKS. IT'S OFFICIAL. THE NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE IS RETURNING TO NORTH CAROLINA NEXT YEAR WITHIN THE LAST 45 MINUTES, WE LEARNED THAT FANS WILL CELEBRATE NASCAR 75TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A RETURN TO THE HISTORIC NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY. WRAL'S BRETT KNESE JOINS US NOW WITH THE ECONOMIC IMPACT. THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE ON OUR STATE. BRETT? >> YEAH. WHAT A WAY TO CELEBRATE SUCH A A BIG MILESTONE. 75 YEARS BACK AT A HISTORIC TRACK AND IT'S EXPECTED TO HAVE MULTIPLE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF AN IMPACT ON THE NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMY. NOT JUST DURING ALL-STAR WEEKEND, BUT FOR YEARS TO COME. YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THEY UNVEILED THIS SIGN HERE SAYS ALL-STAR RACE AT NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY MAY 20ST 2023. THAT'S WHEN THE RACE IS GOING TO BE. BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE A WEEKEND FULL OF EVENTS FOR ALL SURROUNDED SURROUNDING THE ALL-STAR RACE ITSELF. AND THEN MOVING FORWARD, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A TONS OF EVENTS EVEN STARTED WITH JUST THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. DALE EARNHARDT JUNIOR WAS ACTUALLY JUST THERE THIS WEEK, RACING IN A LATE MODEL STOCK CAR RACE. AND WE ACTUALLY GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HIM HERE AT TODAY'S EVENT. AND HE SAYS THAT HAVE REVIVE ALLIES IN NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY AND HAVING NASCAR BACK AT THAT TRACK. IT'S A IT'S A PERSONAL THING FOR HIM. >> DO IT FOR ME. PART FOR ME IS I'M A BIT PERSONAL. YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE TRACK CONTINUING AND HAVING THIS NEW NEW LIFE, IT'S A IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE PERSONAL FOR ME WHERE WHERE AS MIGHT NOT BE FOR FOR FOR EVERYONE. SO BUT THAT'S IT. IT FEELS ME WITH JOY AND AND AND AND GOOD >> AND GOVERNOR ROY COOPER WAS OUT HERE FOR TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT AS WELL. HE SAYS THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS GOING TO PROMISE ANOTHER 4 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY. THAT'S AN EFFORT TO NOT ONLY HAVE THE ALL-STAR RACE WITH A ANOTHER RACE BY 2028. IS JUST A GREAT DAY FOR NASCAR FANS AND A GREAT DAY FOR THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL